ORIGINAL: gleason.chapman
ORIGINAL: Doegirl75
Chap: In my gun, 5744 does better with the lighter bullets (250grains). That works wonderfully for me since I only hunt deer and recoil is very manageable. But your are after elk and want to shoot 300grain bullets. I concur with the Red Lion. Experiment with different powders, IMR 4759 and vihtavouri N 110. I wouldn't use a non Savage recommended powder myself. There are plenty who do, however.
DG75,
Did not realize this about this powder. Why is that?Savage list the 300g XTP and this powder in the manual. Thanks for your comment. Is this what is meant by the term "safe" in a previous post? Slow burning and not heavy bullets?
Chap
Chap: The XTP's should give you reasonable (<2") accuracy with 5744. My suggestion to experiment with different powders is assuming you're still having accuracy issues even after shooting the xtp's with MMP short black sabots. My gun will group them 1.5" with 44grains. 5744 is "safe" because it's a Savage recommended powder. Savage recommends also that the max weight for a saboted projectile is 300 grains.